Optima and Forbes Family Trust launch healthcare and biotechnology strategy

Opalesque Industry Update - Optima Asset Management, in association with Forbes Family Trust, has announced the launch of the Optima Healthcare and Biotechnology strategy. The new strategy will be managed by five highly accomplished portfolio

iMaps Capital Markets launches its first actively managed Exchange Traded Instrument as retail public offering on Vienna Stock Exchange

Opalesque Industry Update - The first ETI (Exchange Traded Instrument) under the public offering issuance program of Liechtenstein 's iMaps ETI plc starts trading on the MTF of the Vienna Stock Exchange. The Haack Performance

Fund selector board rises concerns that daily liquidity cannot always be sustained

Opalesque Industry Update - Members of the International Advisory Board for Fund Selection (IAB) recently raised concern that investors expected daily liquidity from asset classes that could not always support it. Meeting recently in Madrid

UK MBA pulls bond for Warrington amid uncertainty following PWLB rate cut

The UK Municipal Bonds Agency on Tuesday withdrew a planned bond sale for Warrington Borough Council as a result of the Public Works Loan Board’s decision last week to cut its lending rate by 100bp.

Gilt market calls for long-dated conventional syndication in January

In calls with the UK Debt Management Office on Monday, the majority of Gilt-edged Market Makers (GEMMs) and some Gilt investors called for the UK to launch a new conventional bond maturing in either 2046

Pop Mart markets $674m Hong Kong IPO

Chinese toy company Pop Mart International Group has launched its IPO, looking to fund expansion with up to HK$5.2bn ($674m) in fresh capital.

JD-backed Dada Nexus targets $522m from ADS follow-on

Chinese firm Dada Nexus has launched a follow-on offer of its Nasdaq-listed American depository shares (ADS). The deal could raise around $521.6m.

Executive Centre relaunches $180m loan

The Executive Centre, the Hong Kong-based co-working space operator, has relaunched its $180m five year loan after suspending syndication earlier this year due to the outbreak of Covid-19.

BASF chemicals next bridge to drop after TKE blowout

Banks have launched the buyout funding for Lone Star’s purchase of BASF Construction Chemicals into market, as the storming execution of ThyssenKrupp Elevator shows the discount banks must take to exit pre-Covid positions is rapidly

Together but Separate: Private Equity Funds Liability for Portfolio Company Pension Obligations

Posted by Rick Giovannelli and Ali U. Nardali, K&L Gates LLP, on Sunday, December 15, 2019 Editor's Note: Rick Giovannelli and Ali U. Nardali are partners at K&L Gates LLP. This post is based on

ROUNDTABLE :- Opalesque Roundtable Series – DIVERSITY

It&'s all about the data! But when it comes to diversity, the data is all there, but nobody acts on it. The asset management industry purports to be a meritocracy where companies, founders and investment

Approval of Conflicted Transactions in Publicly Traded Limited Partnerships

Posted by Gail Weinstein, Warren S. de Wied, and Steven Epstein, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Editor's Note: Gail Weinstein is senior counsel and Warren S. de Wied

ROUNDTABLE :- Opalesque Roundtable Series – European Private Equity & Venture Capital

Venture capital has enjoyed a compound annual growth rate of 17% for the past five years and is projected to reach $1 trillion, making up then about one-third the combined PE and VC assets globally.However,

Episode 36 – The State Of Hiring Tech Talent

Few would debate the importance of technology talent, however its importance in successfully executing growth transformation of a portfolio company is sometimes underappreciated. Acquiring top talent can yield double-digit investment savings by accelerating the transformation

Episode 35 – Data 101

We get back to the basics in this episode to deliver an understanding of data and databases. If you're looking for a quick primer that will help contextualize conversations you're having with targets or portfolio

Episode 34 – Pilot Growth

There’s a lot of excitement about the potential value of artificial intelligence. And we are hearing a great deal about exciting demos in a variety of sectors. However, we are also in a phase where

Episode 33 – The Digital Transformation Payoff

“Investors should talk about their digital investments more and sooner,” advises Suraj Srinivasan, Professor at Harvard Business School, who joins us to discuss his recent article titled ‘Investors Reward Companies That Talk Up Their Digital

Episode 32 – The Importance Of Pricing

Despite evidence that pricing is the most critical predictor of profitability, the science of pricing is still relatively underdeveloped for most portfolio companies, and few have optimized their pricing to maximize profits. Pricing is therefore

Episdoe 31 – Two Six Capital

"We are at a moment of time. Humans and machines are coming together in an unprecedented way – I caution those that resist this change.” Sajjad Jaffer, Two Six Capital Two Six Capital was founded

ROUNDTABLE :- Opalesque Roundtable Series – The Bahamas 2019

Like many other on- and off-shore jurisdictions, The Bahamas financial services industry had to tackle many different regulatory and legal initiatives over the last few years. However, instead of just passively reacting to global regulatory

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